A former Eminem employee in the viewer of American justice. Joseph Strange, a 46 -year -old engineer and American sound, is accused of having sold without authorization from the unpublished to third parties of the rapper. These songs gathered on the web last January. As Variety reports, he was accused of violating copyright and illegal transport of stolen goods. Eminem spokesman received it in a press release:
“Eminem and his teams greatly appreciate the efforts of the FBI office in Detroit for his advanced investigation, which led to the accusation of Joe Strange,” he said.
“The significant damage caused to the artistic reputation and creative integrity of Eminem by a trusted employee should not be minimized, as well as the enormous financial loss suffered by many creators and collaborators who deserve their decades of work to be protected.”
More than 25 unpublished
According to a criminal complaint on Wednesday, March 19, Joseph Strange worked as a sound engineer for Eminem from 2007 to 2021, officiating in a Ferndale recording studio, in the Detroit suburbs, Michigan. The study belongs to Eminem, according to Sky News. When more than 25 unpublished rappers, registered between 1999 and 2018, met on the Internet last January, study employees contacted the FBI.
The research made it possible to find several people who have managed to obtain the unpublished. One of them assured that he had spent $ 50,000 from Joseph Strange to obtain them.
A search in the house of the latter on January 28 made it possible to have in his hands the hard drives in which copies of the unpublished were recorded. Traces of payments related to the music that leaked have also been discovered.
Joseph Strange denies the accusations. His lawyer, transmitted by Sky News, denounces “accusations not proven”: “We will take the problem in a court and trust the judges of our district.” Its client faces a maximum of five years in prison and a fine of $ 250,000.
Source: BFM TV
